In vitro biosynthesis and in vivo processing of the major microneme antigen of Sarcocystis muris cyst merozoites

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 468-474

  Klein, H ^a   Mehlhorn, H ^b   Ruger W ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SARCOCYSTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PANCREAS; SARCOCYSTIS;

ANIMALIA; SARCOCYSTIS MURIS;

EID: 0029973716     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050146     Document Type: Article

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